Urvashi Rana, Shruti Jain* and Kiran Bains

Department of Food and Nutrition, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

*Corresponding Author: Shruti Jain; Department of Food and Nutrition, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Received: July 03, 2025; Published: July 22, 2025

Abstract

Introduction: Prescribing antibiotics has become one of the most critical actions in hospitals. This is linked to the risk of misuse of these drugs and its impact on bacterial resistance. Our objective through this study was to analyze the compliance of antibiotic prescriptions with the WHO AWaRe classification at the Pr BSS University Hospital of Kati before the development of the therapeutic form.

Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study from January 1 to December 31, 2021. Patients in outpatient consultations with 650 prescriptions prescribed and hospitalized patients with 371 patient records in which there is an accessible and usable antimicrobial treatment were included.

Results: In this study, 48.29% were female and 51.71% were male. The majority of prescriptions were made by specialist doctors, i.e. 632 prescriptions. The majority of prescriptions were made by specialist doctors with 632 prescriptions. The number of antimicrobials received per patient varied from 1 to 4 while it was 0 to 5 for antibiotics. The molecule most prescribed in outpatient settings was amoxicillin + clavulanic acid with 144 prescriptions and that in hospitalization was metronidazole with 187 prescriptions. The antibiotics prescribed were respectively in the WHO “AWaRe” classes as follows: 54.46% for the “Access” class, 44.55% for the “Watch” class and 0.99% for the “Reserve” class. . These results are a little different from the WHO recommendation on this subject.

Conclusion: The non-compliance of the trend of antibiotic prescriptions with the WHO AWaRe classification would be due to the absence of validated standard protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis and antibiotic therapy in the structure.

Keywords: Prescription Analysis; Antibiotics; AWaRe Classification

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Citation

Citation: Mohamed dit Sarmoye Traoré., et al. “Analysis of Antibiotic Prescription at the Pr Bocar Sidy SALL University Hospital of Kati as a Prelude to the Development of a Therapeutic Formulary: Compliance with the AWaRe Classification of the World Health Organization".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 9.8 (2025): 70-79.

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